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Are Laminate Splashbacks a Good Bathroom Choice?

Armrock Constructions specialises in bathroom renovations on the Gold Coast. In any bathroom renovation, a number of important choices must be made about materials, inclusions and styles. In this article, we review the topic “Are Laminate Splashbacks a Good Bathroom Choice?”

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What is a Bathroom Splashback?

A splashback goes on the wall directly behind a sink or wet area. It is a distinct section, designed to add a layer of protection against water splashing onto non-water resistant areas, and also has a role to play in the presentation of the room. In the following image, you can see the splashback on the wall beneath the lights, behind the vanity unit.

Bathroom Splashback

Splashbacks can be used in bathrooms, toilets, laundries and kitchens. Splashbacks can be made from different types of materials including tiles, acrylics, glasses, laminates, and other water resistant options. In this article, we’re looking into splashbacks made from laminates, and whether they are a good choice to use in a bathroom.

Do I Need a Bathroom Splashback?

While having a splashback isn’t essential, it is essential to protect your home from water. A splashback is not the only way of achieving this. A popular option in many of our Gold Coast bathroom renovation projects is to extend the wall tiling behind the vanity to provide a layer of water resistance and protection. This style is demonstrated in the following image:

Wall Tiled Splashback

This is just one of many possible ways to solving the problem of protecting your walls from water. Another example follows, where the mirror is extended down to the top of the vanity, ensuring water resistance is achieved:

Mirror as Splashback

While splashbacks aren’t the only way to solve the problem of water-resistance behind the vanity, they are a popular solution for this problem because of the design advantages that they can bring to a bathroom. When the decision is made to include a splashback, the next choice is the type of material to use. Are laminates a good option to use in a bathroom splashback?

Laminate Splashback Viability

Bathroom splashbacks need to be water-resistant, hard-wearing, long-lasting and easy to clean. A high-quality laminate splashback meets all of these criteria. Unlike kitchen splashbacks, where proximity to the heat of a stovetop may rule out a laminated solution, they are definitely a good option to consider in bathrooms.

In addition to these features, laminate splashbacks can also be custom-made by our team to suit your vanity unit, and come in at a favourable price point compared to other splashback options. This makes laminates a highly viable splashback option for bathroom renovations.

Laminate Splashback Benefits

There are heaps of advantages to using a bathroom splashback! Let’s check out some of the common ones, which can improve the functionality and look of your renovated Gold Coast bathroom.

Easy to Clean
A bathroom splashback is usually made of materials such as glass, acrylic or tiles that are easy to clean. They can be easily wiped down with a damp cloth to remove any water spots or stains.

Moisture resistance
Splashbacks are designed to be moisture-resistant, which makes them ideal for use in bathrooms where there is a lot of moisture. They can help prevent water damage to the wall behind the sink or vanity, which can be costly to repair.

Protection
A splashback protects the wall behind the sink or vanity from water damage, stains, and mold. This can help extend the life of your bathroom and prevent costly repairs.

Hygiene
A splashback can help prevent the growth of mold and bacteria in the bathroom, which can be harmful to your health. It can also help to maintain a clean and hygienic bathroom.

Design flexibility
Splashbacks are available in a range of materials, colors, and patterns, which makes them a versatile design feature. After all, with bathrooms, it’s all about style! Laminates represent the opportunity to incorporate a huge range of styles into your bathroom design. Check out some of the options available in the Nikpol range here. You can use them to simulate timber, stone, acrylic, or introduce patterns and dynamism into your design. Learn more about timber-look laminates here. Some laminate solutions also include texture, making their presence dimensional and truer to the original material that they are replicating.

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Timber Laminates in Bathroom Renovation

At Armrock Constructions, we specialise in bathroom renovations on the Gold Coast QLD. A feature of many of our renovations is the addition of a beautiful custom-made vanity unit; the centerpiece of any bathroom project. Bespoke vanity style is often achieved nowadays by utilising timber-look laminates for either the vanity benchtop, cabinet, or the entire vanity unit. The results are so effective that we wanted to showcase some of their uses and share information about their applications to demonstrate how they can be used to enhance your bathroom renovation project.

Meanwhile, If you’re looking for assistance with a bathroom renovation on the Gold Coast, please don’t hesitate to contact our team for a free consultation & quote.


Sections in this Article

What are Timber-Look Laminates?
Timber-Look Laminates in Bathroom Renovations
Timber Laminates in Our Projects
The Advantages of Laminates in Bathrooms

Timber Laminates in Vanity Units
Timber-Look Laminates in Bathroom Flooring
Laminate Products We Work With


What are Timber-Look Laminates?

Timber-look laminates are basically materials that are designed to look like natural timber. They’re called laminates because they are created through the process of lamination, which just means that they are constructed with multiple layers that are compressed together. If you’re really interested, you can learn more about the process on Wikipedia. The important thing to know about laminates is that they are hard-wearing, great-looking and perfectly suited to making beautiful bathroom vanities!

Timber-Look Laminates in Bathroom Renovations

In a bathroom renovation, timber-look laminates are most commonly used in the vanity unit. They’re a great asset to bring design concepts into reality. With the wide range of options and styles available, our team can help with the design, construction, and installation of your custom vanity unit. A wide range of effects can be created, producing bathrooms that are variously natural, industrial, juxtaposed, integrated. Following are examples from our recent Gold Coast renovation projects where you can learn more about how we created these effects using timber-look laminates.

Timber Laminates in our Projects

In these Gold Coast Bathroom renovation projects, our team used timber-look laminates for a variety of compelling results. Click through to learn more about the projects, or read on to learn more about timber-look laminates.

Mosaic Tile Renovation

This bathroom renovation project utilises a textural mosaic tile, timber-look floor tiles and brushed brass tapware for a holistic result.

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Brushed Brass Bathroom, Ensuite & Laundry Renovation

Join Armrock Constructions for a tour of this lovely, newly-renovated bathroom, ensuite and laundry on the Gold Coast QLD.

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Nerang Bathroom Renovations

Marble Tiled Opulent Bathroom Renovation

There is a lot to love about this beautiful bathroom renovation by Armrock Constructions on the Gold Coast QLD. Take a tour through a bathroom that is built to be enjoyed, and please contact our team to discuss your renovation. Every project begins with a free appraisal and quote. Book a Free Renovation Consultation &…

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Timber-Look Laminate Vanity Top

White Tile and Timber Style

This Gold Coast bathroom renovation evokes a classic style with all the modern mod-cons. It’s a great example of the work achieved by Armrock Constructions. Our renovations make a difference – if you’re on the Gold Coast, contact our team today for a free measure and quote. Read on to learn more about how we…

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The Advantages of Laminates in Bathrooms

The advantages of using a laminated product are best understood in comparison to using other materials for the same purpose. Actual timber is expensive and may be limited in the type and options that are available. Timber-look laminates, meanwhile, are available in a wide range of purpose-designed styles. They’re made for bathrooms! Their advantages include:

  1. Hard-wearing
  2. Wide range of styles
  3. Cost-effective
  4. Accessible
  5. Versatile
  6. Corners can be rounded
  7. Textural (some laminates have texture, just like the real thing)
  8. Strong
  9. Water Resistant

Timber laminates can be used to achieve virtually any look you can imagine. No wonder we love working with them so much! In this project illustrated below, you can see how the vanity cabinet and benchtop have been finished with stylish curves, creating continuity with the round mirror and curved bathtub. With a skilful team and a quality product, it’s amazing what can be achieved.

Curved Laminated Edges
Curved Laminated Edges

Timber-Look Laminates in Vanity Units

Timber-look laminates are commonly used in our projects to enhance custom vanity units. They can be used for the benchtop, cabinet, or both. The approach depends on the goal of the vanity unit and its intention in the bathroom. The presence of timber elevates the bathroom and helps to connect it with the outside world. Tonally, lighter or darker shades of timber can be used to create contrast in the bathroom, or with the vanity unit itself. Between our carpenters and the design goals, you can capitalise on possibilities such as rounded corners to give your vanity a winning and individual look. In the following image, you can see how the rich, warm timber-tones anchor and connect the greater bathroom elements for a juxtaposed, modern style.

Marble Tile Timber Laminate Vanity
Marble Tile Timber Laminate Vanity

The best thing about laminates is the way they have evolved. Laminates have been around for a long time, and they have come a long way. Whether you’re doing a budget renovation or a high-end renovation, laminates are an option to consider. The wide range of styles and excellent engineering available, in conjunction with their competitive price-point, make laminates an essential consideration in any bathroom renovation.

Timber-Look Laminate in Bathroom Flooring

Timber-look laminates are also often used as a solution for bathroom flooring. The attributes that make them a winning solution for vanities also apply to flooring. Due to their larger visual footprint in this role, they have the ability to have a truly transformational outcome on the bathroom design.

Mosaic Tile Renovation

This bathroom renovation project utilises a textural mosaic tile, timber-look floor tiles and brushed brass tapware for a holistic result.

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Warm Inviting Bathroom Renovation

Warm Inviting Bathroom Renovation

This warm, inviting bathroom renovation demonstrates why Armrock Constructions is a leading bathroom renovation company on the Gold Coast.

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Laminate Products We Work With

We have been achieving great results with Nikpol’s EGGER range on our recent bathroom renovation projects. [Learn more about these options on their website] For timber laminates, this range even includes timber grain textures, making for a complete timber experience and creating a natural, calming aesthetic for your bathroom renovation.

In our Gold Coast renovations, we discuss options with our clients to communicate how your design objectives can be best met. Utilising the timber approach is a fantastic way to create affordable control, flexibly suiting the installation of the new vanity into an existing space.

Successful Gold Coast Bathroom Renovations

Bathroom renovations can be complex – numerous careful decisions and actions are required, in the right order, to build a bridge between your vision, your structure, your budget and your new bathroom. We’re here to help you make it a success. Get your bathroom renovation started today with the team from Armrock Constructions and make yours a success too.

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Filed Under: Renovation Design Tagged With: Bathroom Vanity, Laminate Bathroom Vanity, Laminated Benchtops, Timber Flooring, Timber Laminates, Timber Look Laminate, Timber Vanities, Timber-Look Laminate Vanities, Timber-Look Laminates

White Tile and Timber Style

This Gold Coast bathroom renovation evokes a classic style with all the modern mod-cons. It’s a great example of the work achieved by Armrock Constructions. Our renovations make a difference – if you’re on the Gold Coast, contact our team today for a free measure and quote. Read on to learn more about how we made this project a success. 

Timber-Look Laminate Vanity Top
Timber-Look Laminate Vanity Top

Design Tip: Contrast

This bathroom creates a strong contrast between the white tiles, the dark grout-lines and the black tapware. Black and white combinations are classical and timeless. With white as the dominant colour, the design can easily be adapted to a variety of applications. The addition of a natural component (benchtop) softens the design and makes it more accessible. 

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White Subway tile Niche
White Subway tile Niche

A popular option with our Gold Coast clients is the incorporation of tiled niches into showers or walls. This approach is fast becoming a signature inclusion for many of our bathroom projects. 

You can see some further examples of these types of niches in our section on tiled bathroom niches.

Tapware

Checked Tile Tapware
Checked Tile Tapware

In this renovation, the tapware, door handles and accessories are in matching matt-black. Currently, this type of approach is popular and is an easy resolution towards an integrated bathroom style. We’re often doing black (matt or gloss) or silver highlights in this way. 

Design Tip: Repetition

Repeating the black tapware and fixtures in this bathroom provides a visual footprint that guides the eye through the room for continuity and to help organise the elements visually. By repeating elements in your bathroom renovation design, it creates a sense of visual expectation as the eye travels around the room. 

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Subway Tile Shower
Subway Tile Shower

This shower incorporates a black framed solution to match other bathroom accessories. It’s all about those fabulous subway tiles here, showcased through the glass for a shower that’s simple yet appealing. This bathroom colour palette uses classical black and white to strong effect, but this strong palette is softened with the organic timber tones. It’s a winner!

Custom Armrock Vanity

Armrock Constructions specialises in custom vanities. You can learn more about custom vanities for your bathroom here. This vanity is a standout component of this renovation. It includes a timber-look laminate top which brings visual interest and an organic element into the design.

The gloss-white finish features matt-black fittings and tapware which link the unit to other parts of the room, and a purposeful rectangular mirror to compliment the lines in the room. 

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Joel Boniwell

The moment I contacted the owner Roland I was at ease with proceeding with this company. Not only does he come across as a genuine person, he is punctual and sticks to his word. He had everything organised and the renovation of my en-suite went exactly as planned and the quote was spot on. The tradesman he organised for the job are all extremely punctual and extremely qualified at their specific trades. I can’t give this company a stronger recommendation and will be sure to use Roland and his team for any future renovations. A+ Service in an industry that you will seldom find it in.

Reiner Ebenhoch

Armrock Constructions did our powder room first. We were so impressed with their work that we contracted Armrock to do a minor reno to our master bathroom and a major renovation of our guest bath room, which also included the complete rebuilt and conversion of one room into a steam room. Again, Armrock did an excellent job! What sets Roland and his team apart is their customer focus, their uncompromising attitude to quality, integrity and customer satisfaction. We can recommend Roland and his team unconditionally and have so already to many of our friends!

Graham Robertson

Roland renovated both the Ensuite & main bathroom, removing the walls around separate toilets which increased the overall spaces. The team of guys who did the demolition & construction were really easy to deal with & the finish is excellent. It was no problem for us to request minor changes along the way. We’re really pleased with the outcome & would thoroughly recommend.

Terry Christo

We had the pleasure of dealing with Roland and his team. They are professional courteous clean and most importantly excellent communicators during the process. Their workmanship and pride in achieving an excellent result is a breath of fresh air when dealing with trades people. I highly recommend them.

Shayna Kivlins

Highly recommend your company to anyone wanting an amazing and highly professional job done your attention to detail with our kitchen was 120% you were very helpful in all aspects from start to finish and the end product exceeded my expectations. You are a very talented guy and I can’t thank you, Luke the sparkie and Chris the plumber enough for making my kitchen dream come to life.

 

Matt Lyons

Attention to detail. Great finish. Highly recommend these guys!

 

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I don’t often write reviews but felt this time I had too. A huge thank you to Roland from Armrock constructions. From the first time I contacted Roland he could not have been more helpful and professional. Roland was on time, got the job done and left my home clean and tidy. Please if your wanting a small spruce up or a full reno done these are the people to call. Thanks once again Armrock.

Geoff Haigh

Excellent workmanship. Professional, on time. Easy to deal with.

Al Dobie

Roland and his team were fantastic. The work was done on time and of a very high standard. Cheers Roland.

Cameron Grant Ruksenas

Great service from the owner Roland. Nothing was a problem and service and price was reasonable! Will recommend to others.

 

Lucy Fisher

Great communication, good attention to detail. We were so impressed. Our new ensuite looks amazing!

 

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From quote to completion, Armrock was outstanding. We couldn’t be happier. Hassle free and on budget. If you’re after attention to detail you’ve come to the right place. Highly recommended. Thanks again.

 

Keith Munday

Very pleased with a very professional job completed by Roland and his team. Roland never failed to turn up when expected or respond to a message if he was unable to take a call. He was also helpful and patient while we changed our minds repeatedly about what we wanted. We’re getting him back to do the kids bathroom!

 

Andrew Watkins

Roland and his team were very professional and affordable. We had two bathrooms and a laundry renovated by Armrock Constructions and we couldn’t be happier. Would definitely recommend them.

Richard Anyos

Good, friendly, prompt, reliable service with attention to detail.

Cameron

Roland from Armrock constructions has completed a few projects for our company and is always a pleasure to deal with. Always reliable, not like some tradies we have chosen in the past. Quality is something Roland strives for and it shows in his work. Would recommend to anyone.

 

Mark & Di Branks

Roland delivered an exceptional product. Our Bathroom upgrade was completed on time and to budget. As with most renovations there were a number of unforeseen issues and Rolands ability to offer practical, cost effective solutions was exceptional. A very professional, clean and tidy builder and we have no hesitation in recommending his services.

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